Oil-storage can.



N0. 633,44]. 7 Patented Sept. I9, 1899. W. E. FOREST.

OIL STORAGE CAN.

(Application filed Jan. 30, 1899.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

IVILLIAM E. FOREST, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

OlL-STORAGE CAN.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 633,441, dated September 19, 1899.

Application filed January 30, 1899. Serial No. 703,778. (No model.)

To to whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM E. FOREST, a citizen of the United States,residin g in the city of Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oil- Storage Cans and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters and numerals of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification,

This invention relates to that class of oilstorage cans shown in my prior application filed September 1, 1898, Serial No. 691,486, the objects of the present invention being to secure a more convenient support for the storage can and one which can be more cheaply and easily constructed, to thus reduce the cost of manufacture, to provide a support which permits ready access to all parts and one which presents very little opportunity for the lodgment of dirt or foreign matter and will not become unpleasantly impregnated with oil, to thus obtain increased cleanliness, and to secure other advantages and results, some of which may be hereinafter referred to in connection with the description of the working parts.

The invention consists in the improved support or stand for oil-storage cans and in the arrangements and combinations of partsof the same, all substantially as will be hereinafter set forth and finally embraced in the clauses of the claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters and numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in each of the several views, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the support or stand with a storage-can in position thereon. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the support with the oil-can removed, and Fig. 3 shows a certain base-brace which forms a part of the stand.

In said drawings, a indicates the storage can or receptacle, and Z) the support or stand for holding said can. Said can is substantially the same as set forth in my prior application above referred to and comprises acylindrical body 0, provided at the upper side with a filling-mouth d and bail e and at the lower side with legs f to hold the can upright when taken out of the stand or support. At the front of the can are a spout g and a vent-pipe h, extending from the nozzle of said spout to the filling-mouth d, where it communicates with the interior of the can, and at the opposite lateral ends of the can are trunnions z', eccentrically disposed with reference to the center axis of the can and parallel thereto. All said parts being the same as fully set forth and described in my previous application, further description here is deemed unnecessary.

The support or stand 1) I form of wire, preferably of iron wire, of a size sufficient to give the necessary strength and rigidity. It will be obvious that a wire stand possesses great advantages, such as allowing the sides to be open, permitting access to all parts of thecan, affording no place for the lodgment of dirt or spilled oil, securing great lightness of weight, duo.

In my preferred construction I form the support of two pieces of wire, a body part and a base-brace 7t,said parts being joined together by a winding of light wire, as at Z. Said body partj comprises two parallel trapezoidal side frames at m at their upper rear corners,

connected by a horizontal bar 42, all in one scribed. It is necessary in my construction that the said side frames m m be parallel or substantially parallel, as described, since my rotating oil-storage can has its opposite lateral ends vertical and parallel and couldnot be seated between converging side frames so as to rotate therebetween.

The trapezoidal shape of the side frames m m, besides presenting a neat appearance, is especiall y adapted to my flat-ended can in that said side frames project forwardly to protect the lateral ends of the can from contact or blows. At the same time there is no waste of wire or material and a fiat Vertical back is secured, whereby the stand may be hung against the wall and be as firm in that position as when standing on the floor. Again, I am thus enabled to secure vertical loops or bearings 0, from which the trunnions of the oil-can are not easily displaced and a maximum degree of security is provided. Each of integral piece of wire bent into the shape desaid trapezoidal side frames occupies a vertical position, with the lower side 2 of the trapezoid normally horizontal, the two unequal shown separate from the other parts in Fig. 3;

This brace is substantially rectangular in general outline, and its two lateral sides are arranged contiguous to the lower bars of the vertical side frames m of the body portion and bound thereto by a spiral winding of lighter wire Z. The rear side of the basebrace 70 lies vertically beneath the horizontal bar or, and the front edge is bent or curved inward, as at g, from the vertical plane of the front ends of the side frames m, so as to allow the lamp to be held more directly beneath the spout of the can in filling. The basebrace 70 thus lies in a horizontal position upon the floor where the stand or support is stood, and its opposite lateral sides are in longitudinal contact with the bottoms of the side frames m m and firmly secured thereto for their entire length. This provides a rigid base which will not twist or rack out of shape and gives to the stand firmness and rigidity where most needed-viz, below the center of gravity of the oil-can-so that the stand will not twist or shake under the weight of the filled and heavy can. The upper part of the frame does not need so rigid a connection and the single horizontal wire 12 suffices.

The base-brace 7t can be made separate from the body part of the stand and be readily connected thereto in assembling. This enables the stand to be made in two separate pieces, neither of which is complicated or difficult to manufacture. On the contrary, each piece has only a few plain simple bends, mostly at right angles, which are readily made.

The ends 70' k of the base-brace are disposed at one side of the stand, where they closely approach each other, the extremities being bent inward at right angles to project through the turns of the wire Z and engage the same to prevent movement. By this arrangement I avoid soldering or otherwise joining the said ends to each other.

It is obvious that instead of joining the body portion j and base-brace 70 by winding, as described, I may effect such union by soldering, riveting, or any other method common to the wire-workers art. Furthermore, the exact points at which bending takes place or ends are secured may be varied, without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention.

At suitable points on the upper forwardlyinclined portions 5 of the side frames of the support, preferably near the middle, I form downward bends or loops 0, providing seatsfor the end trunnions of the oil-can. Said can is dropped into place from the top, the cylindrical body lying endwise between the opposite vertical side frames m of the stand, with the horizontallyprojecting trunnions resting at the bottoms of the'loops or bends 0. The can is thus free to be oscillated in said bearings to cause an outflow from the spout, as will be understood, while because of the curve in the front of the base-brace the lamp can be held upright beneath said spout.

It is evident that instead of standing my support upon a table-shelf or the like it may be hung upon a wall by simply hooking the rear horizontal bar 02 overa nail, hook, or the like. I prefer to form in said horizontal bar a central upward bend or curve 19, adapted to retain the support in central position more securely when thus hung upon a wall or similar support.

By my construction it is evident that the front of the stand is entirely open and unobstructed by any cross-bars or projections above the level of the base. This enables the oil-can to be slid into place from the front without lifting it up over an obstacle and then dropping it down again into its seat, as would be necessary if only the -top were open.

Much labor is thus saved, and, moreover, perfectly free access is permitted to the can in filling lamps, &c.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is 1. The combination with a pivotal storagecan, of a wire supporting-stand comprising a body portion having vertical side frames arranged substantially parallel and connected at their rear top parts, and a horizontal basebrace, of substantially the same dimensions and outline as the bottom of the stand, connecting the said side frames, substantially as set forth.

2. The herein-described support for pivotal oil-cans, comprising trapezoidal side frames of wire vertically disposed and connected by a wire brace substantially rectangular in form and having two opposite sides substantially equal in length to the side frames from front to back and secured thereto, substantially as set forth.

3., The herein-described supporting-stand for pivotal storage-cans, comprising vertical side frames formed of wire and connected by a horizontal bar, and a wire brace substantially rectangular in form and having two opposite sidessecured, respectively, to the cor- IIO responding lower bars of the side frames and being substantially equal thereto in width from front to back and lying in the plane of the base of the stand, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination with the pivoted oilcan, of a wire support in the shape of a truncated square prism, the lower in height of the two rectangular faces being left open at its upper side and having the Wire forming the lower side bent or curved inward toward the opposite face, said support having its upright edges vertical, its lower horizontal edges in the plane of the base and its upper rear edges bent to hook overa nail or the like, and having loops or bends in the upper inclined side edges for the pivots of the oil-can, substantially as set forth.

5. In a Wire support for a pivotal oil-can, the combination of trapezoidal side frames having their inclined sides uppermost and loops or bends formed therein for the pivots of the can, means for connecting the upper Witnesses:

ERRETT E. PHILLIPS, MAY G. HENDERSON. 

